 Wampum Lot/Welcome Park Philadelphia, Pennsylvania May 12, 2022The Haudenosaunee have land in the city of Philadelphia called Wampum Lot. In 1865 - 1867 city developers wanted to procure land to build the Commercial Exchange Building and they found this plot of land not covered by deeds but that it belonged to the Six Nations. The city soon forgot about Wampum Lot. In November 1922, a Haudenosaunee and Indigenous contingency and Williams Penn’s descendants held a ceremony recognizing the Native American ownership of Wampum Lot. Today, our small delegation of Mohawks and Oneidas met the Mayor of Philadelphia to recount the history between our nations. Yesterday, we met with the National Park Service in Independence Hall to discuss rekindling the relations between our nations. This November 2022 will mark 100 years since the last commemoration of Wampum Lot. The Haudenosaunee have had a continued presence and influence upon the birth of the modern democracy that the world knows as the country called, United States of America. Author: Wakerakats:te, Iakoiane of Roiane Tehanakari:ne Bear Clan Mother of the Mohawk Nation Council Louise Bear Herne Website: www.somaticsoundtherapeutics.com Photograph: Katisionni Fox 5/10/2022 Bear Clan Mother Series #12
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